Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
176th
of 219 groups
All-time high
71.8%
in 2021
All-time low
43.1%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 70.5%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 71.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1972.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 176th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 43.1% | — |
| 1973 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 46.4% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 51.4% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 53.3% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 54.4% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 58.1% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 53.1% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 51.7% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.5% | 43.1% | 51.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 53.6% | 50.2% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 49.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 65.8% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.4% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 70.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1972.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 176th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release